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Ex-England keeper helps skating duo achieve their goal

Former England goalkeeper David donated.”
Seaman has performed another Zoe added: “It all helps and I can’t
remarkable save – by throwing tell you how grateful we are. It
his support behind ice skating means that we can spend more time
partnership Christopher Boyadji and in training with our coach Mark
Zoe Jones as they aim for Olympic Naylor. This donation from David
glory. and Frankie is great because it
David and his wife Frankie – means that we will definitely have
who met while taking part in the enough to compete at the world
Dancing On Ice TV show – are championships, we obviously need
friends of the duo, having met them all the support we can get so that
at a recent ice skating charity event we can go forward to represent
in Oxford. England at the Olympics.”
David explained: “I was really Zoe was the British Champion in
surprised that there was not enough 2000 and 2001 in the British Senior
money for them to achieve what Ladies event. After that, she decided
they wanted. We would think that to retire and moved to Canada to
the country was behind them and coach and build a family. Zoe, 37,
that is why we got involved.” is now a single mother of three
His wife Frankie, a professional children and she just returned to
skater, added: “They are the current skating after 13 years in retirement.
British senior pairs champions As a singles skater Christopher,
– the best in the country at the who was born in France,
moment so we felt that we needed David Seaman and his wife Frankie with Christopher and Zoe represented his country at five ISU
to give them our support to do Junior Grand Prix events and the
the best they can do. I think Zoe hope will be their springboard to “We are doing everything that 2009 Winter Universiade.
is a remarkable role model for our qualifying for the Winter Olympic we can to raise the money that we The pair, who teamed up in June,
sport.” games. need to be able to compete. We have set up a crowdfunding page
Christopher Boyadji and Zoe Christopher explained that the have had donations from members to support their efforts www.
Jones have launched a fundraising £2,000 donation from David and of the public on our just giving page gofundme.com/JonesBoyadji
bid to support them as they take Frankie would be put towards and I even have a donations bucket Anyone interested in sponsoring
part in the World Figure Skating covering training and other next to me while I work at the the pair should get in touch via
Championships in Finland at the associated costs such as costume coffee shop at the Link Centre and Facebook by searching for Zoe Jones
end of the month – which they and travel. people have been really kind and and Christopher Boyadji.

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